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Debpriya De Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Favouriteness
Is there any such word as "favouriteness" as in "Chocolate, vanilla and butterscotch are the top three flavors in the order of my favouriteness" ?
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Yes and no. There is no recognised word 'favouriteness' and 'favourite' has the abstract noun 'favour', but the prefix 'ness' is a productive one and can be used freely to create words for the moment- so it would be a good idea to show this by using inverted commas and perhaps a hyphen: 'favourite-ness'.
- Yes and no.
- There is no recognised word 'favouriteness' and 'favourite' has the abstract noun 'favour', but the prefix 'ness' is a productive one and can be used freely to create words for the moment- so it would be a good idea to show this by using inverted commas and perhaps a hyphen: 'favourite-ness'.
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Yes and no. There is no recognised word 'favouriteness' and 'favourite' has the abstract noun 'favour', but the prefix 'ness' is a productive one and can be used freely to create words for the moment- so it would be a good idea to show this by using inverted commas and perhaps a hyphen: 'favourite-ness'.
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